<p>Crunching some new data released by Apple yesterday reveals: For the first time since its 2010 launch, the iPad's average sale price has dipped below $500. It's now $467.</p><p>That helps answer a question that's been burning ever since Apple released the iPad Mini: Would the smaller tablet, with a base price of $329, cannibalize sales of the larger iPad, which starts at $499? The company doesn't break out sales by type of iPad, but the 8.1% decline in average sale price last quarter suggests that, yes, customers are opting for the iPad Mini over the iPad.</p><p>Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed this issue on the company's conference callyesterday, saying of iPad sales, "There is some cannibalization there." He also said that overall iPad sales were cannibalizing sales of Mac laptops and desktop computers. But as we noted yesterday, Cook says he isn't concerned:</p><p>I see cannibalization as a huge opportunity for us. One, our base philosophy is to never fear cannibalization. If we do, somebody else will just cannibalize it, and so we never fear it. We know that iPhone has cannibalized some iPod business. It doesn't worry us, but it's done that. We know that iPad will cannibalize some Macs. That doesn't worry us.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/yes-the-ipad-mini-is-destroying-sales-of-the-larger-ipad-2013-1">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/01/25/ipad-4-deal/">iPad 4 Deal Cuts $ 30 Off Price at eBay, iPad 2 Sale too</a> (Gotta Be Mobile)</p><p><a href="http://blog.gsmarena.com/ebay-offers-huge-discounts-on-ipad-mini-ipad-4-iphone-5-ipod-nano-and-many-more-such-gadgets/">Ebay offers discounts on iPad Mini, iPad 4 and iPhone 5 today</a> (GSMArena.com (blog))</p><p><a href="http://www.todaysiphone.com/2013/01/ipad-mini-ipad-4-iphone-5-and-ipod-nano-all-included-in-ebay-sale/">iPad mini, iPad 4, iPhone 5 and iPod nano all included in Ebay sale</a> (Today's iPhone)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dv8xwm4IgCghH_MN4ujW9KNVaITfM&ned=us">23 additional articles.</a></p>